Posted on 10/23/2009 12:30:14 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
BOSTON – President Barack Obama lent his popularity and cash-raising abilities to embattled fellow Democrats on Friday, defending White House allies whose losses would be an embarrassment for the president.
Obama began a day of politicking with a quick "official" event at Cambridge's Massachusetts Institute of Technology to challenge the nation to lead the global economy in clean energy. But even as he stood in front of the seal of the presidency, Obama didn't forget politics.
He praised Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's "leadership and vision," saying he has endeavored to make his state "a clean energy leader" — remarks sure to earn Patrick favorable local coverage and which come free to his campaign.
Obama's compliments were just as glowing during the fundraiser that followed, where he brought in $600,000 for Patrick's 2010 re-election bid. However, the president leavened his praise with a heavier-than-usual dose of reality about his race in a climate hostile to the incumbent Democrat.
Obama acknowledged that he once thought Patrick couldn't win in the first place. Gladly proven wrong, he now said Patrick's "re-election is not a foregone conclusion."
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Does he help them?
or is he the anti-Bush?
Maybe he should just stay away.
He was stumping for Chris Dodd here in CT. this morning.
He IS an embarrassment.
Does Obama ever visit a red state?
The gun clingers and Bible readers offend him.
Where are the media screams of outrage about Zero’s politicking and fundraising while our troops are in harm’s way and he hasn’t made a decision about their path to victory?
Oh....wait.......
Does anyone take this kind of crap seriously?
Hey Joker, how many people died in Afghanistan this month? Didn't you promise to end it?
Oh wait, sorry. You promised to take the fight to Pakistan. If any of your stupid sheep were paying attention they would have known you wouldn't really bring the troops home.
Keep fiddling, Ears.
“Does he ever red states?”
Another reason for only blue visits is he is fundraising for himself and other dems and using quickie “official visits” in order to bill the cost to us instead of the Dem Party. He won’t visit a red state because that might risk a loss from his campaigning “help”.
The Dums do.
“Later Friday, for instance, Obama planned to tour a small business”
..... How nice to see that our president has a curiousity about endangered species.
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